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New england — Australian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

New england was won by Barnaby Joyce (National) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 27,954 votes over Adam Blakester after preferences. This page covers every federal election in New england from 1901 to 2019.

Australia uses instant-runoff (preferential) voting: voters rank candidates in order of preference, and if no one has a majority of first-preference votes, the lowest-placed candidate is eliminated and their votes redistributed to voters' next preference, repeating until one candidate has a majority. The "Winner" and "Margin" below reflect the final result after preferences (equivalent to the AEC's own two-candidate-preferred figure) — not simply whoever led on first preferences, which can occasionally be a different candidate.

Full Election History (After Preferences), 1901–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1901 William Sawers Prot 4,063 50.7% Edmund Lonsdale (FT) 108 (1.3 pts)
1903 Edmund Lonsdale FT 6,921 51.9% William Sawers (Prot) 498 (3.7 pts)
1906 Francis Foster Labor 7,631 51.8% Edmund Lonsdale (AS) 532 (3.6 pts)
1910 Francis Foster Labor 9,622 52.7% William Fleming (Liberal) 985 (5.4 pts)
1913 Percy Abbott Liberal 14,248 56.5% Francis Foster (Labor) 3,270 (13.0 pts)
1914 Percy Abbott Liberal 13,929 56.7% Edward Bowman (Labor) 3,296 (13.4 pts)
1917 Percy Abbott National -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1919 Alexander Hay Nationalist/Farmers & Settlers 12,622 57.3% James Tully (Labor) 3,232 (14.7 pts)
1922 Victor Thompson Country Party 12,695 58.5% Sydney Kearney (Labor) 3,699 (17.1 pts)
1925 Victor Thompson Country Party 20,896 58.5% John Heiss (Labor) 6,072 (17.0 pts)
1928 Victor Thompson Country Party -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1929 Victor Thompson Country Party 21,005 54.6% Thomas Wilson (Labor) 3,516 (9.1 pts)
1931 Victor Thompson Country Party 26,555 66.6% Angus Campbell (Independent) 13,260 (33.3 pts)
1934 Victor Thompson Country Party 29,862 61.7% John O'connor (Labor (Non-Communist)) 11,353 (23.5 pts)
1937 Victor Thompson Country Party 29,994 61.0% Leigh Cuthbertson (Labor) 10,798 (22.0 pts)
1940 Joseph Abbott Country Party 29,440 60.6% Leigh Cuthbertson (Labor) 10,324 (21.3 pts)
1943 Joseph Abbott Country Party 24,337 51.1% Herbert Oxford (Labor) 1,041 (2.2 pts)
1946 Joseph Abbott Country Party 29,664 60.6% Leigh Cuthbertson (Labor) 10,354 (21.1 pts)
1949 David Drummond Country Party 22,417 61.4% William Wilson (Labor) 8,330 (22.8 pts)
1951 David Drummond Country Party 21,259 57.9% William Wilson (Labor) 5,797 (15.8 pts)
1954 David Drummond Country Party 21,852 57.1% Frederick Cowley (Labor) 5,408 (14.1 pts)
1955 David Drummond Country Party 23,666 60.4% Frederick Cowley (Labor) 8,155 (20.8 pts)
1958 David Drummond Country Party 23,425 65.3% Donald White (Labor) 10,952 (30.5 pts)
1961 David Drummond Country Party 21,086 57.0% Donald White (Labor) 5,157 (13.9 pts)
1963 Ian Sinclair Country Party 22,027 56.5% Donald White (Labor) 5,097 (13.1 pts)
1966 Ian Sinclair Country Party 28,245 69.3% John Affleck (Labor) 15,716 (38.5 pts)
1969 Ian Sinclair Country Party 28,421 59.1% Alan Kitson (Labor) 8,714 (18.1 pts)
1972 Ian Sinclair Country Party 26,944 56.4% Justin Rowe (Labor) 6,101 (12.8 pts)
1974 Ian Sinclair Country Party 32,874 58.6% William Bischoff (Labor) 9,677 (17.3 pts)
1975 Ian Sinclair National Country Party 36,971 64.9% John Shanahan (Labor) 16,991 (29.8 pts)
1977 Ian Sinclair National Country Party 37,601 65.3% Selby Dean (Labor) 17,660 (30.7 pts)
1980 Ian Sinclair National Country Party 34,454 58.1% Selby Dean (Labor) 9,646 (16.3 pts)
1983 Ian Sinclair National 35,276 52.7% Lawrence Daly (Labor) 3,591 (5.4 pts)
1984 Ian Sinclair National 35,494 54.6% Joe Horan (Labor) 5,932 (9.1 pts)
1987 Ian Sinclair National 38,800 58.4% Joe Horan (Labor) 11,131 (16.7 pts)
1990 Ian Sinclair National 38,735 56.3% Paul Brock (Labor) 8,700 (12.7 pts)
1993 Ian Sinclair National 42,693 60.2% Chris Watt (Labor) 14,467 (20.4 pts)
1996 Ian Sinclair National 48,381 69.2% Herman Beyersdorf (Labor) 26,830 (38.4 pts)
1998 Stuart St Clair National 43,086 62.9% Pat Dixon (Labor) 17,709 (25.9 pts)
2004 Tony Windsor Independent 57,115 71.0% Trevor Khan (National) 33,789 (42.0 pts)
2007 Tony Windsor Independent 63,286 74.3% Phil Betts (National) 41,432 (48.7 pts)
2010 Tony Windsor Independent 65,203 71.5% Tim Coates (National) 39,234 (43.0 pts)
2013 Barnaby Joyce National 58,846 64.5% Rob Taber (Independent) 26,403 (28.9 pts)
2016 Barnaby Joyce National 55,595 58.5% Tony Windsor (Independent) 16,186 (17.0 pts)
2019 Barnaby Joyce National 62,637 64.4% Adam Blakester (Independent) 27,954 (28.7 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William SawersProt4,06345.8%
Edmund LonsdaleFT3,95544.6%
George SimpsonIndependent8459.5%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edmund LonsdaleFT6,92151.9%
William SawersProt6,42348.1%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Francis FosterLabor7,63151.8%
Edmund LonsdaleAS7,09948.2%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Francis FosterLabor9,62252.7%
William FlemingLiberal8,63747.3%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Percy AbbottLiberal14,24856.5%
Francis FosterLabor10,97843.5%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Percy AbbottLiberal13,92956.7%
Edward BowmanLabor10,63343.3%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Percy AbbottNational-1100.0%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander HayNationalist/Farmers & Settlers12,62257.3%
James TullyLabor9,39042.7%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Victor ThompsonCountry Party7,72635.6%
Sydney KearneyLabor7,68335.4%
Alexander HayIndependent6,28229.0%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Victor ThompsonCountry Party20,89658.5%
John HeissLabor14,82441.5%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Victor ThompsonCountry Party-1100.0%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Victor ThompsonCountry Party21,00554.6%
Thomas WilsonLabor17,48945.4%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Victor ThompsonCountry Party26,55566.6%
Angus CampbellIndependent13,29533.4%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Victor ThompsonCountry Party21,32544.1%
John O'connorLabor (Non-Communist)14,83630.7%
Patrick CantwellUnited Australia Party12,21025.2%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Victor ThompsonCountry Party29,99461.0%
Leigh CuthbertsonLabor19,19639.0%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph AbbottCountry Party16,89834.8%
Leigh CuthbertsonLabor16,08533.1%
Victor ThompsonCountry Party11,63524.0%
Donald ShandCountry Party3,9388.1%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Herbert OxfordLabor22,34246.9%
Joseph AbbottCountry Party21,63645.4%
Charles AbbottIndependent2,5075.3%
James FowlerOPA6801.4%
Albert RoyalIndependent4681.0%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph AbbottCountry Party29,66460.6%
Leigh CuthbertsonLabor19,31039.4%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
David DrummondCountry Party16,15944.3%
William WilsonLabor13,51537.0%
Donald ShandCountry Party6,83018.7%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
David DrummondCountry Party21,25957.9%
William WilsonLabor15,46242.1%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
David DrummondCountry Party21,85257.1%
Frederick CowleyLabor16,44442.9%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
David DrummondCountry Party23,66660.4%
Frederick CowleyLabor15,51139.6%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
David DrummondCountry Party23,42559.6%
Donald WhiteLabor12,47331.8%
John BurlessDemocratic Labor Party3,3858.6%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
David DrummondCountry Party21,08653.8%
Donald WhiteLabor15,92940.7%
John BurlessDemocratic Labor Party2,1435.5%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairCountry Party22,02754.7%
Donald WhiteLabor16,93042.1%
James GordonIndependent9592.4%
Andrew MonleyIndependent3310.8%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairCountry Party28,24569.3%
John AffleckLabor12,52930.7%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairCountry Party28,42159.1%
Alan KitsonLabor19,70740.9%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairCountry Party25,15849.2%
Justin RoweLabor20,57740.3%
Brian EdwardsAP3,0846.0%
Edwin TaberDemocratic Labor Party2,2844.5%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairCountry Party32,87457.0%
William BischoffLabor23,19740.2%
Brian EdwardsAP1,5742.7%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairNational Country Party36,97162.3%
John ShanahanLabor19,98033.7%
Geoffrey AndersonIndependent2,3954.0%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairNational Country Party37,60159.3%
Selby DeanLabor19,94131.4%
Bradley MulliganAustralian Democrats5,9199.3%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairNational Country Party34,45452.7%
Selby DeanLabor24,80837.9%
Fiona RichardsonAustralian Democrats6,1249.4%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairNational33,33549.8%
Lawrence DalyLabor29,81244.5%
Ian DuttonAustralian Democrats3,8145.7%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairNational33,35651.3%
Joe HoranLabor27,41342.1%
Rod IrvineAustralian Democrats4,2876.6%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairNational33,30650.1%
Joe HoranLabor24,93837.5%
Bevan O'reganIndependent4,4126.6%
Eunice MoodyAustralian Democrats3,1904.8%
Lance BaldwinIndependent6321.0%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairNational34,29249.7%
Paul BrockLabor24,08234.9%
Steve WoodAustralian Democrats7,22510.5%
Guy WernhardIndependent1,9932.9%
Peter WorthingIndependent1,3852.0%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairNational37,38652.7%
Chris WattLabor24,26834.2%
Warren WoodgateIndependent7,71710.9%
Glen HausfieldIndependent1,5702.2%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian SinclairNational42,53960.5%
Herman BeyersdorfLabor17,47724.9%
Allan CaswellAustralian Democrats6,2218.8%
Terry LarsenIndependent3,3334.7%
Frances LettersIndependent7431.1%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stuart St ClairNational21,29931.1%
Pat DixonLabor15,73323.0%
Peter MonleyLiberal11,26116.4%
Victor WearneOne Nation9,28813.6%
Graham NuttallIndependent6,2029.1%
Rebekah GrindlayAustralian Democrats1,4662.1%
James CroninGreens1,4602.1%
Oriel PearceChristian Democratic Party1,1431.7%
David MortonIndependent4490.7%
Frances LettersIndependent1620.2%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tony WindsorIndependent46,07257.3%
Trevor KhanNational15,03118.7%
Scot MacdonaldLiberal8,07010.0%
Gregory SmithLabor6,9888.7%
Bruce TaylorGreens2,6793.3%
Raymond ScholesOne Nation1,1461.4%
Steve LawlerCEC4550.6%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tony WindsorIndependent52,74361.9%
Phil BettsNational19,85023.3%
Luke BrandLabor8,3689.8%
Bruce TaylorGreens2,8923.4%
Brian DettmannOne Nation1,0711.3%
Richard WittenIndependent2250.3%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tony WindsorIndependent56,41561.9%
Tim CoatesNational22,99125.2%
Greg SmithLabor7,4148.1%
Pat SchultzGreens3,2523.6%
Brian DettmannOne Nation7940.9%
Richard WittenIndependent3060.3%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barnaby JoyceNational49,48654.2%
Rob TaberIndependent12,57413.8%
Stephen HewittLabor10,82511.9%
Jamie McintyreIndependent6,0596.6%
Phillip GirlePalmer United Party4,7465.2%
Pat SchultzGreens4,1844.6%
Brian DettmannOne Nation1,5661.7%
Aaron EvansChristian Democratic Party1,4961.6%
Richard WittenIndependent3530.4%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barnaby JoyceNational49,67352.3%
Tony WindsorIndependent27,76329.2%
David EwingsLabor6,6627.0%
Mercurius GoldsteinGreens2,7752.9%
Rob TaberIndependent2,6612.8%
David MaillerIndependent1,3371.4%
Stan ColefaxChristian Democratic Party1,3171.4%
Peter WhelanLiberal Democrats1,1511.2%
Philip CoxIndependent8560.9%
Robert WalkerIndependent8090.9%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barnaby JoyceNational53,34854.8%
Adam BlakesterIndependent13,80414.2%
Yvonne LangenbergLabor12,41012.8%
Cindy DuncanUnited Australia Party4,4594.6%
Tony LonerganGreens4,3114.4%
Rob TaberIndependent3,7023.8%
Natasha LedgerIndependent3,0713.2%
Julie CollinsChristian Democratic Party2,2152.3%

Margin Over Time

Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.

1901: Prot margin 1.3 pts 1903: FT margin 3.7 pts 1906: Labor margin 3.6 pts 1910: Labor margin 5.4 pts 1913: Liberal margin 13.0 pts 1914: Liberal margin 13.4 pts 1917: National margin 100.0 pts 1919: Nationalist/Farmers & Settlers margin 14.7 pts 1922: Country Party margin 17.1 pts 1925: Country Party margin 17.0 pts 1928: Country Party margin 100.0 pts 1929: Country Party margin 9.1 pts 1931: Country Party margin 33.3 pts 1934: Country Party margin 23.5 pts 1937: Country Party margin 22.0 pts 1940: Country Party margin 21.3 pts 1943: Country Party margin 2.2 pts 1946: Country Party margin 21.1 pts 1949: Country Party margin 22.8 pts 1951: Country Party margin 15.8 pts 1954: Country Party margin 14.1 pts 1955: Country Party margin 20.8 pts 1958: Country Party margin 30.5 pts 1961: Country Party margin 13.9 pts 1963: Country Party margin 13.1 pts 1966: Country Party margin 38.5 pts 1969: Country Party margin 18.1 pts 1972: Country Party margin 12.8 pts 1974: Country Party margin 17.3 pts 1975: National Country Party margin 29.8 pts 1977: National Country Party margin 30.7 pts 1980: National Country Party margin 16.3 pts 1983: National margin 5.4 pts 1984: National margin 9.1 pts 1987: National margin 16.7 pts 1990: National margin 12.7 pts 1993: National margin 20.4 pts 1996: National margin 38.4 pts 1998: National margin 25.9 pts 2004: Independent margin 42.0 pts 2007: Independent margin 48.7 pts 2010: Independent margin 43.0 pts 2013: National margin 28.9 pts 2016: National margin 17.0 pts 2019: National margin 28.7 pts 1901 1903 1906 1910 1913 1914 1917 1919 1922 1925 1928 1929 1931 1934 1937 1940 1943 1946 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1966 1969 1972 1974 1975 1977 1980 1983 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1998 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019

Trend

New england has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: Prot, FT, Labor, Liberal, National, Nationalist/Farmers & Settlers, Country Party, National Country Party, Independent.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won New england in the 2019 federal election?

Barnaby Joyce (National) won New england in 2019 after preferences, with 62,637 votes (64.4%) to Adam Blakester's 34,683.

Which parties have won New england since 1901?

Since 1901, New england has been won by: Country Party, FT, Independent, Labor, Liberal, National, National Country Party, Nationalist/Farmers & Settlers, Prot.

What was the closest result in New england?

The closest result on record for New england was 1901, when William Sawers (Prot) beat Edmund Lonsdale by 108 votes (1.3 percentage points) after preferences.

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